China Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) (2024)
China's Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP): 40.5 % of GDP in 2024, -0.6pp YoY. World Bank (NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS), 1975–2024.
China (2024)
40.5
% of GDP
-0.6pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.6pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
50
years of data
Data
| Year | % of GDP | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40.5 | -0.6pp |
| 2023 | 41.1 | -1.3pp |
| 2022 | 42.4 | -0.3pp |
| 2021 | 42.7 | +0.1pp |
| 2020 | 42.6 | -0.1pp |
| 2019 | 42.7 | -0.6pp |
| 2018 | 43.3 | +0.8pp |
| 2017 | 42.5 | +0.4pp |
| 2016 | 42.1 | -0.6pp |
| 2015 | 42.7 | -2.6pp |
| 2014 | 45.3 | -0.6pp |
| 2013 | 45.9 | +0.1pp |
| 2012 | 45.8 | -0.5pp |
| 2011 | 46.3 | +0.2pp |
| 2010 | 46.1 | +1.2pp |
| 2009 | 44.9 | +2.9pp |
| 2008 | 42 | +1.8pp |
| 2007 | 40.2 | +0.5pp |
| 2006 | 39.7 | -0.5pp |
| 2005 | 40.2 | -1.5pp |
About this Dataset
China recorded 40.5 % of GDP in 2024. The latest change was -0.6pp. Across 1975–2024 the series ranges from 31.9 in 1983 to 46.3 in 2011.
This page tracks gross capital formation (investment in fixed assets + inventory changes) as a share of GDP in China from 1990 to present. Capital formation is the engine of future productive capacity.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks gross capital formation (investment in fixed assets + inventory changes) as a share of GDP in China from 1990 to present. Capital formation is the engine of future productive capacity. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1975–2024 (50 observations).
The series peaked at 46.3 % of GDP in 2011 and reached its lowest recorded value of 31.9 in 1983. The latest reading of 40.5 in 2024 represents a change of -0.6pp.